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Is Agilent Technologies Inc (A) a buy or sell?
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What is the conclusion?
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Do analysts agree?
We compare consensus targets with today's price.
Consensus target for Agilent Technologies Inc is $165.00, which is $49.57 (42.94%) above the current price today's price.
Low target: $130.00 | High target: $180.00
Latest analyst updates
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Company snapshot
A quick overview of the business and its public profile.
Agilent Technologies Inc provides application focused solutions to the life sciences diagnostics and applied chemical markets worldwide The Life Sciences and Applied Markets segment offers liquid chromatography systems and components liquid chromatography mass spectrometry systems gas chromatography systems and components gas chromatography mass spectrometry systems inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry instruments atomic absorption instruments microwave plasmaatomic emission spectrometry instruments inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry instruments raman spectroscopy cell analysis plate based assays flow cytometer realtime cell analyzer cell imaging systems microplate reader laboratory software information management and analytics laboratory automation and robotic systems dissolution testing vacuum pumps and measurement technologies The Diagnostics and Genomics segment provides arrays for DNA mutation detection genotyping gene copy number determination identification of gene rearrangements DNA methylation profiling gene expression profiling next generation sequencing target enrichment and genetic data management and interpretation support software and produces synthesized oligonucleotide It also offers immunohistochemistry in situ hybridization and hematoxylin and eosin staining and special staining consumables and software for quality control analysis of nucleic acid samples and reagents for use in turbidimetry and flow cytometry as well as develops liquidbased pharmacodiagnostics The Agilent CrossLab segment provides GC and LC columns sample preparation products custom chemistries and laboratory instrument supplies and startup operational training compliance support software as a service asset management and consultation services The company markets its products through direct sales distributors resellers manufacturers representatives and electronic commerce Agilent Technologies Inc was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara California
Website: https://www.agilent.com
Rates and inflation backdrop
US inflation for January 2026 was 0.17%. Over the last 12 months, inflation is 2.83%. The 10-year yield is 4.15 and is up 0.0100 over the last 30 days.
Inflation sensitivity
Debt ratio: 0.26. Cash flow to debt ratio: 0.42. Net profit margin: 18.26%. Inflation risk score: low (0.40/1).
Dividend history check
Yes, Agilent Technologies Inc pays dividends. Last payment was 2026-01-28 for holders on 2026-01-06. Over 57 payments between 2006 and 2026, total $11.41 with an average of $0.200 per share. Last dividend was $0.255.
Trading liquidity
Yes, the average daily trading liquidity for Agilent Technologies Inc is $286.9M. You should therefore be able to get in and out of your positions relatively fast.
10-year return check
On Agilent Technologies Inc, 2016-03-10 had a stock price of $37.98. If you invested back then, your return now would be a profit of $78.66 per share or 207.11%.
Why this answer
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Targets and sentiment are checked against the live quote.
We keep the output simple: buy, sell, or hold.
Analyst consensus
How Wall Street targets compare to today's price.